How to Winterize Your Car EcoModder Style

[Daox]

When it gets real cold in winter (around 0F) I can actually cool my Paseo's engine with just my heater, and it has a full grill block.

[Creeper]

Good to know. I'm not running snow tires this year but I have allot of tread on my all seasons about 90% seeing as I drive allot into a snow belt area its a bit of a gamble. For engine heating I put a set of plug in seat warmers in to keep me and my passenger warm. This way I avoid running the heater and my car heats up up about 5 min of driving. I keep the tire pressure at normal rates as again snow grip is important. However I am seeing mid to high 600km per tank again so I must be doing something right lol.

For the frost issue I just scrape away at the windshield and put the rear defroster on I noticed that in some cases an open window dose not fog up the windshield so on some ocasions I will drive with the driver and passenger windows open a bit to help de-fog the window. Good gloves help with the cold lol, and being a bit crazy too .

[Daox]

It is that time of year again...

I just had to scrape my windows for the 2nd time this year today. Loving my 1000W block heater on the 1.2L engine on the Mirage. 20 minutes gets it up to 90F.

This is the one I'm using, and its even pretty cheap right now on Amazon, only $37.66. Its usually about $45-50.

1000W kats block heater on Amazon

[iikhod]

Dont you guys have interior heaters connected to your block heater cable?
Pretty common at least in finland, probably a lot of other countries too.
Pretty handy especially when used with a timer clock
Here's a link to a picture of the heater i'm talking about.
https://static1.motonet.fi/img/4/455031/500/455031.jpg

[oil pan 4]

I put a space heater in my car.
Just plug it in as soon as I wake up.

[ThermionicScott]

'Tis the season indeed. I just put my full grille block back on. It's perfect for the 5 mile drive to work when I'm too lazy to bike, but too much for longer drives when it isn't super-cold out. I'm working on a configurable grille block with openings that can be covered with Velcro-clad squares.



Haven't busted out the block heater yet. I don't usually bother until temps are consistently below freezing, although I know it can help all year.

[seifrob]

Regarding inside windshield frost, someone (Piwoslaw???) somewhere suggested to lay silicagel in a sock on the dashboard. I cannot find the thread though. (but I collect silicagel bags ever since)

[Daox]

Originally Posted by ThermionicScott

Haven't busted out the block heater yet. I don't usually bother until temps are consistently below freezing, although I know it can help all year.

On such a short trip, a block heater would really help reduce high idle and thus fuel consumption.

Nice grill block!

I have to get mine fully blocked off in not too long I think too.

[ThermionicScott]

Originally Posted by seifrob

Regarding inside windshield frost, someone (Piwoslaw???) somewhere suggested to lay silicagel in a sock on the dashboard. I cannot find the thread though. (but I collect silicagel bags ever since)

This thread? https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...ows-15901.html

[HHOTDI]

i've been procrastinating in doing mine. Now that it has been getting cold up here too, already scraping windshield, every morning at/or near 32f... Ratz! I guess it's time.
:{)